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Events

The events committee has organized several formal and informal occasions over the course of the conference. These gatherings will mix social and professional interaction. Some formal events will take place at the conference hotel during conference hours and others will be after-hours adventures into Miami. There is also information about things to do and places you can explore on your own.

Wednesday, November 9

Planned Dinners: Look for the sign-up sheets in the registration area to join other QDET attendees at some of Miami’s hottest restaurants. We will reserve tables, so all you have to do is join us (at your own expense)!

Thursday, November 10

Random Digit Dining: Meet new people and reconnect with old friends! Look for your randomly assigned table number in your registration packet, and then find the corresponding table at Thursday’s lunch.

Planned Dinners: Look for the sign-up sheets in the registration area for these occasions (at your own expense).

Friday, November 11

Awards, Recognition, and Surprises: Immediately following lunch on Friday, we will convene in the main ballroom for a few short remarks and awards. Jennifer Rothgeb—chair of the 2002 QDET conference held in Charleston, South Carolina—will make a special appearance and we will announce the winners of the following awards:

• Monroe Sirken Innovative Paper Award for Young Scholars of Question Evaluation
• Student Paper Competition
• Student Travel Awards
• Developing Nation Travel Awards

There will also be a few surprise awards, so don’t miss it!

Evening Cruise: Join us for a 2½-hour cruise around Miami! Tickets are $70 and include drinks and munchies aboard the 78-foot catamaran The Caribbean Spirit. Spouses, partners, and friends are welcome to come along.

Register online through Eventbrite before October 7.

Planned Dinners: Look for the sign-up sheets in the registration area for these occasions (at your own expense).

Saturday, November 12

Planned Dinners: Look for the sign-up sheets in the registration area for these occasions (at your own expense).

Pub Crawl: Join us as we explore local gastropubs, lounges, sports bars, and Latin clubs. Have a pint (at your own expense) or simply enjoy the sights as we walk around the city. Check out the Art, Music, Food, and Adventure: Welcome to Miami! blog post for a peek at some of the places we will go. We will meet near the sign-up sheets in the registration area.

Sunday, November 13

Breakfast Roundtable: Join your peers for a continental breakfast during a roundtable that will continue discussion about important topics from the conference. Conversation leaders include the following:

• Paul Beatty, U.S. Census Bureau Center for Survey Measurement
• Kerry Levin, Westat
• Rory Fitzgerald, Centre for Comparative Social Surveys, City University, London

Tickets for this event can be purchased onsite at registration through 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10.